Complacent Career Student

"Good morning
Look at the valedictorian scared of the future
While I hop in the Delorean
Scared-to-face-the-world complacent career student
Some people graduate, but we still stupid
They tell you read this, eat this, don't look around
Just peep this, preach us, teach us, Jesus
Okay, look up now, they done stole your streetness
After all of that, you receive this."

Kanye West - Good Morning

Kanye West said it perfectly. He basically described everyone at Berkeley. Even more so, he probably has captured the attitude of almost every college student entirely. I think West is profoundly misunderstood. He has the clothes, the swag, the rhymes, and everything that makes you look. But when he does interviews and basically says things like "I know you're looking, I'm the sh*t," that's when we get mad at him. That's what I don't understand. He has marketed himself in such a way to appeal to the broadest of masses and he was successful in doing so. It's a feat that is highly commendable and I'd be proud too. But when he starts to brag about how successful he is in capturing your attention, we say stuff like "He's too cocky." It's almost as if we're saying that he's tricking us into liking him. We don't like his conceit but we can't avoid watching. I would say that this "hate" is really love for the dude. He's a guy who became successful by doing it his own way. He dressed his own way, developed his own style, talked the way he wanted to. And before he became successful, he was probably still acting that way amidst everyone telling him that he can't do it, especially if he's not willing to follow the crowd. He refused to follow the crowd and he's living better than everyone else who just joined the bandwagon. He has earned the right to talk his sh*t. I remember talking sh*t when I got into Berkeley even though I wasn't necessarily one of the most popular kids. I came from a private school. I would've definitely talked more sh*t for duping the system if I got into Berkeley through a public school. If I dropped out of school and still was successful like the way Kanye did it, I would talk as much sh*t as Kanye. I mean, it would be nice for a humble moment here and there. I think he does humanize himself in certain songs and interviews. He has tried to be personal with his audience throughout his career.

But let's face it, America doesn't listen to the silent.